by Jay | Sep 24, 2009 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road
Barre, VT – Lots of new names will be at Barre’s Thunder Road this weekend for their first Chittenden Milk Bowl experience. These “outsiders” will invade the Barre highbanks to take on the Thunder Road and American Canadian Tour regulars in the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl on Sunday, September 27.
Newcomers Wayne Helliwell, Jr. (2009 Lee USA Champion), Quebec’s Daniel Bergeron, stock car builder Jeff Taylor, White Mountain’s Bernie Lantagne and Travis Fadden will take on local favorites Dave Pembroke, 2009 King of the Road Jean-Paul Cyr, Nick Sweet, Phil Scott, Jamie Fisher and Eric Williams among others.
“Its fun competing against new faces and we proved at Loudon last weekend that you don’t have to know one another to race each other with respect,” said Barre’s Nick Sweet. Sweet turned heads when he finished second at the ACT Invitational at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, NH last Saturday, September 19.
With no points on the line and over $75,000 in purse up for grabs, the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl is an intriguing event for many Late Model competitors from around the Northeast. With track champions already decided at most tracks in the area the Milk Bowl could turn out to be one of the best showcases of ACT Late Model competition in 2009.
Milk Bowl weekend will kick off with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood Qualifying Day on Saturday, September 26 at 1 pm. Times Trials as well as Triple 50 qualifiers will be run on Saturday to decide the first 24 starting positions of segment one. The final six positions will be filled after the Last Chance race at 1 pm on Sunday, September 27th, with the first segment of the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl soon to follow. Visit www. thunderroadspeedbowl.com for more information.
by Jay | Sep 24, 2009 | ACT, New England, Thunder Road
Berlin, VT – Harvest Hills Larolupine, a genuine Vermont beauty, has been crowned the 2009 Miss Milk Bowl. The three year-old registered Ayershire will deliver the victory smooch at the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl at Thunder Road International Speedbowl this Sunday afternoon (Septemeber 27th).
Larolupine comes from a Scottish background and has been winning pageants since she was a heifer. She has earned the honors of “Miss Milk Bowl” after recently being named the Grand Champion at the World’s Fair in Tunbridge. Owner Anne Burke claims she is “very kissable.”
Over forty of the finest Late Model competitors from the Northeast are expected to be on hand to battle for the honor of locking lips with Larolupine this weekend. Saturday, September 26 is Booth Bros./H.P. Hood qualifying day with the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl on Sunday, September 27. Post time for both days is 1 p.m.
by Jay | Sep 23, 2009 | Maine, Wiscasset Raceway
Wiscasset, ME- The 2nd annual Ray Haskell Ford “Fall Brawl” weekend is set for this upcoming weekend September 26th & 27th at The “Center of Speed” Wiscasset Raceway. Last years “Fall Brawl” had many extended lap races with huge purses and this year won’t be any different. Actually track owner Doug White has added a few more events onto the racing card for Saturday and Sunday.
Racing will get underway on Saturday, September 26th at 2p.m. with qualifying races for the Super Streets, Strictly Streets and Mini Stocks. After the completion of the qualifying races for those three highly competitive divisions, the U.S. Cellular Mini Truck division will go 20 laps for a $250 to win and the Outlaw 350’s will go 30 laps for $300 to win. The action doesn’t stop there! Saturday’s racing will also included a 100 lap $1,000 dollar to win 6 cylinder enduro and the wicked good vintage racers will wrap things up for the first day of racing.
Sunday September 27th has just as much action as Saturday. Wiscasset Raceway will again get things underway at 2p.m. with a 100 lap Verizon Wireless Super Street Feature that pays $1,500 to the winner. The New England Transmission’s Strictly Street’s will then go 75 laps for $600 to win and the Aable Auto Parts Mini Stocks will do 50 laps for $400 to win. Here is the added bonus for all you race fans. Folsom & sons Auto has agreed to sponsor a $1,000 to win 100 lap 4 cylinder enduo to cap off a great 2009 season at Wiscasset Raceway.
For more information check Wiscasset Raceway out on the web at www.wiscassetraceway.info and check out one of our great race sponsor Ray Haskell Ford out online as well at www.rayhaskellflm.com
by Jay | Sep 23, 2009 | New England, Thunder Road
Waterbury, VT –The 47th annual Chittenden Milk Bowl will have plenty of action on September 26th and 27th at Barre, VT’s Thunder Road. The ‘toughest short track race in America’ will be a non-point counting race for both the American Canadian Tour (ACT) and the Thunder Road regular Late Model competitors. A record purse has been posted of $70,000. The purse includes bonus money for recording ‘low points’ in each of the three segments. If one team can win all three segments, they will earn a bonus of $5,000. That has only been done three times in 46 years (Larry Demar in 1967, Dave Dion in 1975, and Robbie Crouch in 1986).
Long known as the ‘grand-daddy’ of the Northeast short track Late Model special races, this year there is no pressure to win titles or count points. “This is my kind of race. Just put my foot on the floor and go!” said the defending and three-time winner, Patrick Laperle from Montreal. “I just love the Milk Bowl race. It is not like the 200 and 300 lap races we run, it is every man for himself, every lap. There is no time to wait for breaks, you have to make your own breaks”, continued Laperle. When Laperle was told about the $5,000 bonus for winning all three segments and the fact that it has not been done for nearly 25 years, he said “I guess it is time to change that in 2009!”
The hottest driver in ACT racing down the stretch is point leader Brian Hoar. Hoar joined the Rick Paya, RPM racing team this season and the team started an impressive string of top 5 finishes with two wins thrown into the mix during the second half of the season on the ACT. Hoar is one of the last drivers to win more than one segment in the Milk Bowl when he did it a decade ago. “I think it speaks to the present day competition and how equal these cars are now. If you are not on top of your game as a team, and ‘on top of the wheel’ as a driver, you are going to get beaten”, said Hoar. He is a two-time winner of the Chittenden Milk Bowl.
The history of the famous race indicates that it takes a veteran’s patience and a young driver’s risky attitude in order to win the ‘toughest short track race in America’. It also takes a lot of luck. Three-time Thunder Road Champion, two time Milk Bowl winner, and the winningest Late Model driver of all time at Thunder Road with 22 wins, Phil Scott of Middlesex, VT, says it best: “I have lost some Milk Bowls because of bad luck, but the two I have won I will remember for that one time, in one segment of each, when I risked it all for a lane – a position – the win. It could have gone the other way, but I know that my two Chittenden Milk Bowl wins rank up there as highlights of my racing career because winning at Thunder Road in any event is tough…to win the Milk Bowl is a racer’s dream come true, just ask anyone who has won it”.
Over 50 of the best Late Model teams in the Northeast are expected to enter the 47th annual Chittenden Milk Bowl. They will time trial, then race in a 50-lap qualifying event on Saturday, September 26. If they fail to get into the first segment through time or the 50-lap dash, they will have a final opportunity in a ‘Last Chance Race’ on Milk Bowl Sunday. Gates open at 10:00 am each day. Adult tickets are $25 and are good for both days of racing, kids 6-12 are $5 for two days. Post time each day is 1:00pm.
by Jay | Sep 23, 2009 | ACT, Canada, New England
Waterbury, VT – The American Canadian Tour (ACT) crowned Quebec City, Quebec veteran racer Donald Theetge as the 2009 Série ACT Castrol Champion. It was the second ACT Championship for the Theetge team. Theetge led the JPN Racing Patrick Laperle team by 33 points going into the final and longest race of the season, a 300-lap event on the 4/10ths mile oval at Autodrome St. Eustache, just outside Montreal.
Theetge was racing comfortably past the halfway mark in the 300-lap grind when he was involved in a major wreck on the front stretch. The race car suffered what appeared to be irreparable damage. “My team never gave up. My guys literally rebuilt the entire left side of the front suspension during the middle of the race. I have won this ACT Castrol title because of them. They were unbelievable, and I am very proud of how hard they worked to give us a chance to win the title”. Theetge finished 18th after returning to the race 50 laps down. He won the Championship following a bizarre set of events.
Laperle led a total of 189 laps of the event. He was leading around lap 268 when he appeared to have a tire going flat. Maintaining the lead but slowing dramatically until lap 270, Laperle knew he was in trouble. Sylvain Lacombe took over the lead on lap 270 and was then passed by eventual winner Jonathan Urlin of London, Ontario. Laperle started going back through the field. At this point there was not much question that he would have to pit under green flag conditions unless he could catch a ‘lucky’ caution flag.
On lap 273 Laperle’s cousin, Jacques Laperle, racing in only his second ACT Castrol event of the season, was running sixth on the lead lap. Suddenly, and for no apparent reason, Jacques Laperle stopped his car under green in the outside lane on the backstretch, bringing out a yellow. The Jacques Laperle team claimed that they had a flat tire. ACT officials observed that the tire was not flat. Jacques Laperle was disqualified from the event for his actions of intentionally bringing out a yellow.
Following a timing and scoring re-check of several positions which was requested by the Patrick Laperle team, there was a scoring adjustment on the Daniel Descoste finishing position. There was also a procedural penalty issued to the Patrick Laperle team by ACT officials for violation of the ACT rules and procedures. A Patrick Laperle crew member left their pit stall and entered the pit stall of cousin Jacques Laperle, just prior to the alleged ‘flat tire’ on the backstretch. Patrick Laperle was issued a one-lap penalty for this infraction. Under ACT rules and procedures the driver is responsible for the conduct of his team. Patrick Laperle finished the event in 8th position, the first car two laps down.
With only 17 of the 33 cars that started the event finishing, Donald Theetge managed to complete the race in 18th position. The final results awarded Theetge the Championship by a single point.
The event had 13 cautions, five lead changes among 4 different drivers. Jonathan Urlin won $5,000 for winning the race.
The top ten final standings of the 2009 ACT Castrol Série are:
Pos. Car # Name Points
1. 80QC Donald Theetge 733
2. 91QC Patrick Laperle 732
3. 48QC Karl Allard 697
4. 21QC Jean-Francois Dery 641
5. 51QC Patrick Hamel 630
6. 5QC Patrick Cliche 596
7. 27QC Alexandre Gingras 523
8. 97QC Jacques Poulin 500
9. 11QC Claude Leclerc 496
10. 92QC Jonathan Desbiens 485
The annual Banquet of Champions will be held in November and the 2009 Série ACT Castrol will be honored.
by Jay | Sep 23, 2009 | PASS
Naples, ME 9/22/09- It’s been almost a year since the pit gates of Southern National Speedway have swung open to greet race teams. However, with the cooperation of track owner Kirk Leone and Pro All Stars Series (PASS) South owner Tom Mayberry, the silence will be replaced with 150 laps of green flag racing from some of the top super late model drivers in the country this weekend. The “Southern National Comes Alive 150” will mark not only the twelfth stop on the fourteen race PASS South tour but it will also double up as the third race of the four race PASS National championship series between both the PASS North and PASS South drivers.
The track has stood idle since last season’s Thanksgiving Classic race in which three time 2009 PASS South series winner Preston Peltier claimed the victory, starting shotgun on the field after showing up the day after qualifying had taken place. Durham, NC resident Jay Fogleman also scored a win last season at Southern National, winning the USAR Pro Cup race.
Several other drivers including Joey Coulter, Brad Bischoff, and two youngsters in Devin Jones and Bradley McCaskill have all filed entries for this weekends’ return to Southern National. Jones is coming off a pair of top ten runs at the Hickory Motor Speedway, while McCaskill has shown fans of PASS super late model racing that the small time guy with the family operation can still get it done as he posted a season best finish of fourth last race out at Hickory. Southern National track champion and current PASS South competitor John Batten will be fielding two cars, one for himself and one for Brandon Head who will be making his return to racing.
When it comes to the PASS National series championship picture, it’s Maine versus North Carolina. Ben Rowe, the PASS South points leader, holds the top spot over 2009 PASS North champion Johnny Clark. Defending national champion Cassius Clark from Farmington, Maine still has an outside chance of defending his title as he currently sits sixth in national points. Mark Gibson is right behind the top two in third, with Jay Fogleman and Ryan Blaney fourth and fifth. All three made the long haul north to Beech Ridge Motor Speedway in Maine for the PASS 300 two weeks ago, giving themselves a shot to make their bid for the title. They are all vying for a Leavitt Super Late Model chassis and a complete Quartermaster clutch package that will be awarded to the 2009 National champion series titlist.
Not only will the PASS South super late models be in action but the PASS truck series will also make a return to the Kenly North Carolina facility. Jody Measamer is coming off of a win at Hickory Motor Speedway in the series’ last outing but it has been all Grant Davidson this season when you look at the championship standings. With just two races remaining before the first ever PASS truck series champion is crowned, Davidson holds a thirty six point lead over second place man Measamer. Plus, one of the strongest fields of 4 cylinders racers of the season will add local flavor to Saturday’s big event.
There’s an optional practice session scheduled for Friday afternoon September 25; the pit area opens at 2:00 PM and rotating practice runs from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM. Saturday September 26 is race day at Southern National. The pit area opens at 1:00 PM and rotating practice is on track from 3:00 until 4:30 PM. Time trials hit the speedway at 5:15 and racing gets the green at 6:15 PM. The speedways’ address is 8071 Newsome Mill Road in Lucama North Carolina.
For more information including schedules, standings, and results for all PASS sanctioned touring series visit their home on the web at www.racewithpass.com or www.proallstarsseries.com . For marketing or media information contact Norm Desjardins at 603-539-3368 or for technical information contact Scott Reed at 207-625-3230.
by Jay | Sep 21, 2009 | ACT, Canada, NASCAR, New England, New Hampshire, NHMS
Waterbury, VT – As American Canadian Tour (ACT) competitors prepare for the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl, the grand finale of the 50th Anniversary Season at Barre’s Thunder Road International Speedbowl, all of New England is buzzing about their performance this past weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (NHMS) in Loudon, NH. With some of the best racing of the meet, negotiations are already underway for a return in 2010.
ACT President Tom Curly stated, “There are several details to be worked out but the reaction from the speedway and the crowd made it an unqualified success.”
The Inaugural ACT Invitational saw Eddie MacDonald of Rowley, MA come from the 19th starting position to take the win. Other big movers were Barre’s Nick Sweet from eighth to second, fourth place Canadian Patrick Laperle started 18th and Graniteville’s John Donahue from 21st to finish fifth.
NHMS President Gerry Gappens said “With only two cautions in the entire race, one for a cut tire that sent Ben Rowe into the fence and the level of competition of ACT drivers coming through the field, it was as exciting as we’d hoped. ACT drivers showed a lot of respect, but never gave an inch. It was great racing.” The other caution was for a minor spin and 32 of the 36 cars that started the 50 lap event took the checkers.
Sixteen year old Brandon Watson from Stayner, Ontario battled hard with former NHMS track champion MacDonald for a good portion of the race. Watson started racing go-carts at the age of eight and only has two years of experience in the Late Model division at Kawartha Speedway in Fraserville, Ontario. Watson won two features and finished second in the point standings at Kawartha.
This weekend the action on the famed Barre highbanks will begin on Saturday, September 26 with Booth Bros./H.P. Hood time trials and 50 lap qualifiers as well as NAPA Tiger Sportsmen, Allen Lumber Street Stocks and Power Shift Junkyard Warriors qualifying beginning at 1:00 pm. Race pageantry for the 47th Annual Chittenden Milk Bowl will begin Sunday, September 27 after the Last Chance “B” Feature at 1:00pm.
by Jay | Sep 21, 2009 | New England, Thompson
THOMPSON, CT Five of the six NASCAR Whelen All-American series division championships will be decided this Thursday at the Thompson International Speedway. The tightest points races are in the track’s Sunoco Modified and Super Late Model divisions where only four points separate the top two contenders in both divisions.
Keith Rocco leads Woody Pitkat by four in the Sunoco Modified ranks while Derek Ramstrom holds the same edge over Mike O’Sullivan. Ramstrom, the high school senior, is the only one of these contenders seeking his first Thompson championship.
Close points races also involve the Thompson Modifieds, Limited Sportsman and Mini Stocks. However, the Late Model title was decided on Thursday, September 17th, when John Materas claimed the crown by a 68 point margin over Mark Oliveira.
Three drivers are in the running for the top spot in the Thompson Modified division. Brian Sullivan, winner of five feature events this year, leads Keith McDermott by 14 points with Brian Tagg only twenty eight points behind. Anyone of the three could emerge with the title following their 20-lap main this week.
The Limited Sportsman division also has three drivers with a chance to claim the championship. Larry Barnett leads the points chase by a margin of thirty two over Jay Sundeen with Joe Arena, forty two off the pace, in third place.
Scott Michalski is in the best position of any of the title contenders. He holds a forty eight point advantage over Brad Caddick in the extremely competitive Mini Stock division. But, with fifty points awarded to the winner, it is still mathematically possible that Caddick could emerge with the crown.
Qualifying races begin at 5:15 PM and the TNTT season-ending feature races follow about one hour later. Tension runs high in these five divisions as championships come down to the last event of the regular season. Each race team is expected to bring their best effort in hopes of ending their season-long effort on a high note.
Once the regular weekly season concludes, Thompson Speedway management will turn their attention to the three-day XTRA MART World Series of Speedway Racing scheduled for the weekend of October 16th-18th. Track officials are expecting in excess of four hundred racers representing fourteen different and distinct divisions. Tickets for this racing extravaganza are now available by calling the track office at 860-923-2280. The entire World Series schedule along with race rules and driver registration forms for “outlaw” divisions are available on the Thompson web site. www.thompsonspeedway.com
by Jay | Sep 21, 2009 | Monadnock Speedway, New Hampshire
Winchester, NH: This past Friday, Monadnock Speedway hosted their Friday Night Championship race for the Modifieds and Outlaw Pros. Todd Patnode of Richmond, NH took the Modified title as Russ Hersey of W. Swanzey, NH captured the Outlaw Pro Championship on a wild night of racing. Winners of the Friday Night Special included Joey Kendall (Mini Stocks), Ed Brehio III (Super Stocks), Brandon Ovitt (Outlaw Pros) and Kirk Alexander (Modifieds). The enduro winners were Joe Ethier in the Full Size and Matt Gauffin in the 4-Cylinder.
Dennis Wallace led the Mini Stock to the green. On lap three, a caution came out for rookie Jamey King. On the restart, Wallace held on as Ron Normandin and Derek Bergquist followed closely for the top three. On lap seven, Bergquist took over the top spot as Joe Kendall worked his way into second. By lap nine, a a battle for the lead developed between Bergquist and Kendall as they ran bumper to bumper. Tim Jackson attempted to make the pass on Beth Adams for fourth but was denied. At half way, Bergquist and Kendall continued to battle as Jackson took the inside of Normandin for third. Less than ten to go, the leaders approach heavy lap traffic as Kendall took advantage of the lap traffic and moved into the lead. Five laps to go, Kendall and Bergquist pulled away from the field followed by Jackson, Adams and Danny Fields. On the final lap, Kendall was shown the white flag as Adams worked to hold off Fields for fourth. At the checkers, it was Kendall followed by Bergquist, Jackson, Adams and Field.
Super Stock field rolled onto the track with Andy Brooks Jr on the pole. On the start, Brooks quickly took the lead as Nancy Muni took away second from Dave Striebel. Lap ten, Brooks remained the leader as Ed Brehio III moved into the top five and attempts the inside of Kevin Ouellette for fourth. On lap twelve, the yellow flag waved as Ouellette attempted to pass a lap car as Scott Zilinski went to the high side causing it to be three wide. Contact was made between the lap car and Ouellette causing Ouellette to spin. On the restart, Brooks was scored as the leader for one lap as another caution came out as Austin Brehio made contact with Jeff Wright. One lap was completed and another caution came out as contact on the front stretch was made between Bill Johnston and Nick Gravel ending the night for Gravel and Zilinski. The field settled down and on lap sixteen the new leader was Ed Brehio III as Brooks settled in the second spot. Lap twenty, Rookie Brehio III began to feel the pressure from Matt Mead who worked his way into the second spot. Brooks felt the heat from Jeremy Sorel for third. Two laps to go, the leaders approach lap traffic as both Brehio III and Mead worked through it. Sorel made one last effort to the inside of Brooks for third. At the checkers, it was Brehio III followed by Mead, Brooks, Sorel and Muni.
Steve Gauthier was the early leader in the Outlaw pro feature event followed by Aric Blanchette and Barry Gray. By lap two, Mike Parks moved into the top three and worked on Gray for second. Lap five, Hersey moved into the fourth position and looked to the inside of Parks for third. Lap ten, Hersey was on the move as challenged Gauthier for the lead on the high side. In two laps, Hersey became the new leader as Parks continued to run third. On lap eighteen, a caution came out for Matt Zenisky, Kevin Bolduc and Emerson Cayer. Bolduc took the most damage and to retire from the event. On the restart, Hersey felt the new challenge from Bryan Baker for the top spot as Gauthier held third. On lap twenty-two, the leaders approach a car entering onto the track from the infield. Both Hersey and Baker tried to avoid the car causing both to go high. Hersey took a hard hit into the front stretch wall. On lap twenty five, Brandon Ovitt showed the way as the leader followed by Blanchette and Gray. Five laps to go, Gray made the pass on Blanchette as Baker followed for third. On the final lap, it was Ovitt followed by Gray, Baker, Cayer and Blanchette.
The Modifieds came roaring onto the track as Rusty Ball took the field to the green. The battle for the lead developed early side by side as Eric LeClair fought Ball for the top spot. Rob Williams, Dave Brube and Jim Boniface follwed close behind. Lap ten, the top five ran close as Berube took over second as Boniface moved into third. On lap fifteen, berube took over the top spot as Kirk Alexander ran close behind in second. On lap sixteen a caution was displayed as Williams and Ball made contact causing a multiple car pile up involving nine cars. On the restart, Berube continued to lead as Alexander looked high for the pass. On lap twenty three, the Alexander won the battle and took the lead as Berube settled into second. Todd Patnode, Bryan Shumway and Vic Johnson followed for the top five. Lap three thirty five, Alexander continued to lead as Berube held off Patnode. On lap thirtynine, fifth place runner Vic Johnson went to the pit area giving the spot to Ed Reed. Five to go, Alexander remained the leader with Berube and Patnode battling for second. At the checkers, it was Alexander fir his fifth victory this season followed by Berube, Patnode, Shumway and Ed Reed.
This Saturday, Monadnock Speedway will host the final event of the season. The Coca Cola Super Saturday will include the championship race for the Super Stocks, Mini Stocks, 4-cylinder and Full Size Enduros along with the visiting tours of Pro 4 Modifieds, Allison Legacy and All Star Race Trucks. The special event will also have spectator races, big wheel races, the great school bus race and a demolition derby. Race time is at 2pm.
For more information, call the speedway’s office at 603-239-4067 or log onto www.monadnockspeedway.com.
by Jay | Sep 21, 2009 | Maine, Unity
Unity, ME – Dale Swoboda of Hermon returned and conquered the top weekly class at Unity Raceway Friday night, charging from the rear of the starting lineup to win the Late Model main event.
Kris Watson of Hermon, Steve Rackliff of Starks, Dustin Hubbard of Unity, Kyle Gallant of Veazie, Zach Audet of New Sharon, Ryan Ripley of Waldoboro, Chelsea Young of Winterport and Kayla Allen of Bucksport all posted feature race victories on a busy racing card, while Cornville’s Shelby Kimball wrapped up the Ladies division’s Triple Crown Series title.
Behind Dale Swoboda’s back-to-front performance in the Late Model main event, a near race-long battle for runner-up honors was displayed by Winterport racers Joey Doyon and Fred ‘Pee Wee’ Brown, with Doyon prevailing as the checkered flag was unfurled. Freedom’s Dylan Turner finished in fourth position, followed by Wiscasset racer Nick Hinckley.
Super Street winner Kris Watson dominated his main event, adding to his lead in the division’s championship standings. Holden’s Steve Moulton raced to a runner-up finish, remaining one of the hottest drivers in the class, while John Kalel II of Orrington claimed third-place honors. Steve Rackliff of Starks and ‘Hurricane’ Hal Stratton of Belgrade moved into top-five finishing positions after another frontrunner, Donnie York, suffered mechanical woes late in the event.
Steve Rackliff led wire-to-wire to claim top honors in the Late Model Pro Four main event. Clinton’s Ben Clark drove from the rear of the field twice to earn runner-up honors. Jim Dennis recovered from a first-lap spin to pick up the third-place trophy. Greg Cummings of China finished fourth, followed by Jamie Foster of Benton.
Reigning Wildcat division champion Dustin Hubbard took over the lead and pulled away from the pack to earn his trip to victory lane. Winslow’s Andy Turbovsky quickly got to second position, but couldn’t catch Hubbard. Point leader Carl McAlpine of Burnham prevailed in a thrilling, racelong battle with fellow Burham racer Brent ‘Poochie’ Chase for the final podium finishing position. Another Burnham racer, Chris King, crossed the finish line in fifth position.
Kyle Gallant and Zach Audet were both feature winners in Monsta Mini division competition, with one main event held over from a wet night several weekends ago. Gallant bested Audet at the front of the make-up race in the official order of finish, after apparent winner Mike Mason of Skowhegan didn’t get through post-race technical inspection. Dylan Lancaster of Skowhegan ended up with the third-place trophy after Mason was joined at the whipping post by Augusta’s Paul Jackson. Rick Grant and Lewis Batchelder rounded out the official top five.
Audet and Gallant finished 1-2 in the regularly-scheduled Monsta Mini feature, with Mason third under the checkered flag. Reigning Monsta Mini champion and current point leader Mike Wilson of Chelsea crossed the line in fourth position, followed by Oakland’s Chris Williams.
Ryan Ripley swapped the lead with Wiscasset’s Thomas True as the two youngsters from the coast outran point leader Mike Mason of Skowhegan in the Flyin’ 4 race. Chelsea’s Mike Wilson battled with the three frontrunners for most of the race, settling for fourth position under the checkered flag. Oakland’s Chris Williams rounded out the top five..
Chelsea Young won the final race in the Ladies Triple Crown Series, while a runner-up finish in the race helped Cornville’s Shelby Kimball wrap up the three-race title. Mika Wilson of Chelsea grabbed the final trophy in the race, with the top five filled out by Alica Goodwin of Clinton and Bucksport’s Kayla Allen.
Kayla Allen wrapped up the night’s action with a win in the Enduro trophy dash. Young Matt Kimball of Cornville was second across the line, with Dan Quilla of Winterport following.
Friday night (September 25) is the final, scheduled night race of the season, with the 2009 championship standings finalized in all weekly divisions, other than the Teen Thunder class, which has already crowned Pittsfield’s Brooke Getchell as Queen of the class. A special ‘Fernald Frenzy’ racing program is scheduled for Sunday, October 4 with the annual Longjohn weekend set for October 10-11. Unity Raceway is located on Route 139 in Unity, Maine. For more information visit unityraceway.info or call (207) 453-2021.
Late Model: 1. 0 Dale Swoboda, Hermon; 2. 51 Joey Doyon, Winterport; 3. 48 Fred Brown, Winterport; 4. 9 Dylan Turner, Freedom; 5. 15X Nick Hinckley, Wiscasset; 6. 24 Deane Smart, Bradley; 7. 15 Frank Moulto, Burnham; 8. 22 AJ Picard, Palmyra; 9. 28 Rowland Robinson, Steuben; 10. 16 Chris Doucette, Casco.
Super Street: 1. 35 Kris Watson, Hermon; 2. 80 Steve Moulton, Holden; 3. 5 John Kalel II, Orrington; 4. 94 Steve Rackliff, Starks; 5. 49 Hal Stratton, Belgrade; 6. 54 Donnie York, Thorndike; 7. 11 Mike Fortier, Winslow; 8. 62 Sonny Robinson, Clinton.
Late Model Pro Four: 1. 94 Steve Rackliff, Starks; 2. 21 Ben Clark, Clinton; 3. 38 Jim Dennis, Benton; 4. 2 Greg Cummings, China; 5. 22 Jamie Foster, Benton; 6. 82 Shane Smith, Augusta; 7. 81 Bryan Lancaster, Skowhegan; 8. 6 Jonathan Smith, Sidney; 9. 26 Norm Cummings, Jr., Augusta; 10.. 22X Craig Dunn; 11. 20 Corey Walker, Augusta 12. 41 Dixon Smith, Sidney.
Wildcat: 1. 21 Dustin Hubbard, Unity; 2. 14 Andy Turbovsky, Winslow; 3. 18 Carl McAlpine, Burnham; 4. 31 Brent Chase, Burnham; 5. 29 Chris King, Burnham; 6. 8 Brad Norris, Ellsworth; 7. 22 Ed Sleeper, Vassalboro; 8. 15 Bo Ivey, Winslow; 9. 16 Mike Shaw, Troy; 10. 80 Roger Smith, Jr.
Monsta Mini (make-up): 1. 9 Kyle Gallant, Veazie; 2. 19 Zach Audet, New Sharon; 3. 1 Dylan Lacaster, Skowhegan; 4. 41 Rick Grant, LaGrange; 5. 23 Lewis Batchelder, Dixmont; 6. 92 Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 7. 00 Alica Goodwin, Clinton; 8. 82 Chris Williams, Oakland; 9. 77 Dominic Bailey, Benton; 10. 26 (name unknown); DQ 51 Mike Mason, Skowhegan; 56 Paul Jackson, Augusta.
Monsta Mini: 1. 19 Zach Audet, New Sharon; 2. 9 Kyle Gallant, Veazie; 3. 51 Mike Mason, Skowhegan; 4. 92 Mike Wilson, Chelsea; 5. 82 Chris Williams, Oakland; 6. 41 Rick Grant, LaGrange; 7. 44 Travis Dunbar, Lisbon; 8. 26 (name unknown); 9. 1 Dylan Lancaster, Skowhegan; 10. 00 Alica Goodwin, Clinton; DQ 56 Paul Jackson, Augusta.
Flyin’ 4: 1. 09 Ryan Ripley, Waldoboro; 2. 12 Thomas True, Wiscasset; 3. 51 Mike Mason, Skowhegan; 4. 82 Chris Williams, Oakland; 5. 02 Jason Trundy, Old Town; 6. 18X Chelsea Young, Winterport; 7. 19 Zach Audet, New Sharon; 8. 2 Jordan Hawes, Skowhegan; 9. 32 Tasha Dyer, Arrowsic; 10. 12 Darrin Durell, Newburgh; 11. 4 Nick Lizotte, Sidney; 12. 83 Mike Odgen 12. 09X Keith Odgen, Dedham; 12. 21 Matt Shaw, Troy; 13. 18 Russell Blenkhorn, Ellsworth; 14. 40 Chris Burbelo, Frankfort; 15. 16X Daymon Dodge, Troy; 16. 35 Ken Odgen, Seal Cove; 17. 26 (name unknown); 18. 97 Merv Green, Clinton.
Ladies: 1. 18X Chelsea Young, Winterport; 2. 08 Shelby Kimball, Cornville; 3. 11 Mika Wilson, Chelsea; 4. 00 Alica Goodwin, Clinton; 5. 91 Kayla Allen, Bucksport; 6. 97X Becky Elston, Carmel; 7. 97 Sandy Green, Clinton.
Enduro: 1. 91 Kayla Allen, Bucksport; 2. 09 Matt Kimball, Cornville; 3. 1 Dan Quilla, Winterport; 4. 57 Freddie Landry; 5. 99 Chad Michaud, Fairfield; 6. 72 William Bedard, Burnham; 7. 10X James Corson, Benton; 8. 01 Nicholas Landry, Anson.
